CAN/US $ Mar11 102.73 Mar04 102.94 Mar12/10 98.16
BANK RATE % Mar08 1.25 Mar01 1.25 Mar09/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar05/11(prel) Feb26/11(prel) Mar06/10
CANADA 49,991 48,739 61,893
EAST 15,215 13,201 14,473
WEST 34,776 35,538 47,420
ALBERTA N/A N/A 47,253
WEEK END Mar12/11(est) Mar05/11(est) Mar13/10
US 637,000 643,000 623,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar05/11 Feb26/11 Mar06/10
A 40,179 36,504 48,751
B 300 227 500
D 2,544 4,469 5,208
E 470 421 290
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar05/11 Feb26/11 Mar06/10
A 2.2% 2.1% 2.0%
AA 37.8% 38.4% 40.6%
AAA 60.1% 59.5% 57.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar05/11(prel) Feb26/11(prel) Mar06/10
STEERS 19,309 20,704 29,006
HEIFERS 21,816 16,686 20,949
COWS 8,339 10,897 11,579
BULLS 527 452 359
CALVES 4,763 4,761 4,662
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar11/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 117.13 +3.08 MAR 131.55 +1.60
JUN 116.95 +1.90 APR 134.53 +2.70
AUG 118.03 +0.98 MAY 136.35 +2.97
OCT 120.83 +0.70 AUG 137.63 +2.90
DEC 121.05 +0.58 SEP 136.78 +2.93
FEB 120.60 -0.18 OCT 136.60 +2.95
WEEK END Mar11/11 Mar04/11 Mar12/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 129.25 128.42 102.09
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar04/11 Feb25/11 Mar05/10
EAST-$/HEAD 107.00 106.00 92.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.01 12.91 9.88
CURRENTNESS Mar05/11 Feb26/11 Mar06/10
WEST-A1% 46.1% 45.4% 46.3%
CAN-A1% 49.3% 48.3% 47.6%
FD:STR RATIO Mar04/11 Feb25/11 Mar05/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.3 24.6 25.7
Mar05/11 Feb26/11 Mar06/10
US CORN 16.0 16.8 25.2
AVG CARCASS WT Mar05/11 Feb26/11 Mar06/10
WEST STR-LBS 844.0 840.0 870.0
CAN STR-LBS 859.0 852.0 877.0
US CATTLE-LBS 778.0 780.0 775.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar11/11 Mar04/11 Mar12/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 181.00 173.00 141.50
STR-HIGH 184.10 176.85 143.85
HFR-LOW 181.00 173.00 142.50
HFR-HIGH 183.85 176.85 143.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 108.00-109.00 104.10-105.30 82.60-85.50
AVERAGE N/A 104.08 84.70
VOLUME N/A 6,095 9,137
HFR-RANGE 108.00-108.00 104.25-105.50 83.40-84.25
AVERAGE N/A 103.35 85.22
VOLUME N/A 6,919 6,031
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar11/11 Mar04/11 Mar12/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.67-107.47 82.11-88.02
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 111.00-113.00 90.00-93.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.10-107.11 79.89-88.21
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 111.00-113.00 90.00-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 67.00-78.00 67.00-78.00 47.00-56.00
SIOUX F* 73.50 74.00 56.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 117.00-126.25 117.00-125.50 92.00-100.75
PONOKA 110.00-126.00 115.00-124.00 93.50-98.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 118.00-128.00 88.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-126.00 83.00-104.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.00 125.00-134.50 95.00-106.25
PONOKA 118.00-136.75 125.00-135.00 98.00-107.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-136.00 90.00-109.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 122.00-142.00 98.00-109.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-150.50 135.00-151.50 105.00-116.50
PONOKA 135.00-156.00 135.00-150.00 108.50-116.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-148.00 98.00-121.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-169.00 153.00-159.00 120.00-132.00
PONOKA 145.00-169.00 150.00-170.00 122.00-130.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-160.00 100.00-130.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 121.00-160.00 108.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-125.00 110.00-124.75 90.00-100.00
PONOKA 110.00-128.00 117.00-125.00 88.00-96.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-123.00 80.00-99.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-148.00 130.00-156.00 95.00-109.00
PONOKA 140.00-155.00 130.00-150.00 100.00-113.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-141.00 84.00-114.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb25/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,452 3,165 17,759
EAST 0 3,036 35 6,971
WEST 0 10,416 3,130 10,788
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar11/11 Mar04/11 Mar12/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 169.25 155.90
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 167.29 156.80
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar11/11 Mar04/11 Mar12/10
CHOICE 6-900 177.34 172.67 149.40
SELECT 6-900 176.21 172.06 148.64
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar05/11(prel) Feb26/11(prel) Mar06/10
CANADA 409,847 395,446 429,858
EAST 242,403 242,497 258,017
WEST 167,444 152,949 171,841
ALBERTA 49,465 51,263 54,311
WEEK END Mar12/11(est) Mar05/11(est) Mar13/10
US 2,154,000 2,140,000 2,134,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar10/11 Mar03/11 Mar11/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.433 1.325
ONT AVG N/A 1.707 1.304
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar11/11 Mar04/11 Mar12/10
US $/CWT 79.95 81.98 70.34
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.485 1.519 1.367
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 91.19 91.35 74.25
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar11/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 88.15 -0.32 MAR 1.0281 -0.0001
MAY 98.35 +0.13 JUN 1.0261 +0.0000
JUN 99.50 -1.55 SEP 1.0233 -0.0001
JUL 99.13 -1.70 DEC 1.0204 +0.0000
AUG 99.65 +0.25 MAR 1.0168 -0.0002
OCT 88.90 -0.05 JUN 1.0132 -0.0004
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar05/11 Feb26/11 Mar06/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar04/11Feb25/11Mar05/10
US CORN 11.7 12.2 19.9
Mar04/11 Feb25/11 Mar05/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.1 12.3 14.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar10/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 196.89-212.11 209.13-275.42 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 225.00 88.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar03/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 140.64-165.60
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